The outburst peak spectra then form a template for comparison with the
later stages of the decline, where the bolometric flux is lower by a
factor 10. The truncated disc/hot inner flow model makes a clear
prediction that these should have a larger inner disc radius,
decreasing the importance of illumination on the inner edge of the
disc, and decreasing the amount of associated reflection. Thus
illumination of the surface of the disc is not expected to be
important in distorting the derived inner disc radii in these
spectra. Similarly, as there is little (or no) overlap in radii between
the hot inner flow and disc, so the disc emission cannot be strongly
suppressed by Comptonisation as can be the case close to the
transition ([1]}; [2]}). Thus any disc
component seen in these spectra should give a fairly unbiased view of
the inner radius of the flow. Yet associating the observed soft X-ray
component with this disc gives derived radii which are as small, if not
smaller than, the radii seen at the outburst peak, in clear conflict
with the truncated disc models (see Figs REF  and REF ).
